Wolfpacks

Puma

This wolfpack operated from 16 Oct 1942 to 30 Oct 1942.

Notes:

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boatCommanderFromToNotes
U-301Willy-Roderich Körner16 Oct 194230 Oct 1942 
U-436Günther Seibicke16 Oct 194230 Oct 1942 
U-441Klaus Hartmann16 Oct 194230 Oct 1942 
U-443Konstantin von Puttkamer16 Oct 194230 Oct 1942 
U-563Götz von Hartmann16 Oct 194230 Oct 1942 
U-575Günther Heydemann16 Oct 194230 Oct 1942 
U-602Philipp Schüler16 Oct 194230 Oct 1942 
U-621Horst Schünemann16 Oct 194230 Oct 1942 
U-624Graf Ulrich von Soden-Fraunhofen16 Oct 194230 Oct 1942 
U-753Alfred Manhardt von Mannstein16 Oct 194230 Oct 1942 

Daily positions of Wolfpack Puma

Resource id #39

ms = 57.45N27.24W,55.57N28.45W,55.03N28.45W,54.09N28.45W,54.09N28.45W,54.09N28.45W,53.15N28.45W,50.33N31.45W,44.15N33.15W,40.39N38.30W,37.57N39.42W,37.03N38.30W,38.51N34.54W,39.45N32.30W,40.39N30.06W,58.39N14.48W,58.39N18.24W,56.51N23.48W,56.51N25.36W,55.57N28.45W,55.57N28.45W,54.09N28.45W,49.39N30.15W,50.33N30.15W,53.15N30.15W,54.09N34.45W,54.32N31.02W,55.03N28.45W,55.02N22.45W,54.09N24.15W,58.39N29.12W,56.51N29.12W,55.57N28.45W,55.57N28.45W,55.57N30.15W,55.57N28.45W,55.03N28.45W,54.09N27.15W,53.15N30.15W,53.15N28.45W,54.09N34.45W,54.09N33.15W,55.03N28.45W,55.03N25.45W,53.15N22.45W,56.51N27.24W,55.03N27.15W,54.09N27.15W,54.09N28.45W,53.15N28.45W,53.15N30.15W,49.51N27.58W,49.39N28.45W,47.51N30.15W,48.45N30.15W,52.21N33.15W,54.09N33.15W,55.03N28.45W,55.03N24.15W,54.09N21.15W,58.39N27.24W,55.03N27.15W,54.09N28.45W,54.09N28.45W,54.09N28.45W,54.09N28.45W,53.15N28.45W,51.27N24.15W,52.21N24.15W,51.27N27.15W,52.21N31.45W,54.09N33.15W,55.03N28.45W,55.03N24.15W,52.21N24.15W,58.39N27.24W,56.51N29.12W,55.03N28.45W,55.03N28.45W,55.03N28.45W,55.03N28.45W,54.09N28.45W,51.27N28.45W,52.21N30.15W,52.21N30.15W,53.15N34.45W,54.09N33.15W,51.27N33.15W,48.30N28.50W,47.51N28.45W,58.39N27.24W,57.45N29.12W,55.03N28.45W,55.03N28.45W,55.03N28.45W,55.03N28.45W,54.09N28.45W,49.39N30.15W,51.27N30.15W,52.21N30.15W,54.09N34.45W,54.09N33.15W,55.03N28.45W,54.09N27.15W,50.33N27.15W,59.33N29.12W,57.45N29.12W,55.57N28.45W,55.57N28.45W,55.57N28.45W,55.57N28.45W,55.03N28.45W,54.40N28.00W,53.15N30.15W,55.57N30.15W,54.09N34.45W,54.09N33.15W,55.03N28.45W,54.09N27.15W,50.33N27.15W,64.03N07.22W,63.09N11.52W,61.21N18.37W,55.57N24.15W,54.09N30.15W,55.03N36.15W,55.03N25.45W,54.40N29.00W,57.45N27.24W,56.51N27.24W,55.03N28.45W,55.03N28.45W,55.03N28.45W,55.03N28.45W,53.15N28.45W,51.27N28.45W,52.21N30.15W,52.21N30.15W,53.15N34.45W,53.15N33.15W,50.33N31.45W,48.45N30.15W,46.57N28.45W


Map provided by our Daily Positions of U-boats project.

Ships hit by this Wolfpack

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
22 Oct 1942U-443Konstantin von Puttkamer Donax8,036brON-139
22 Oct 1942U-443Konstantin von Puttkamer Winnipeg II9,807brON-139
23 Oct 1942U-621Horst Schünemann Empire Turnstone6,113brONS-136
27 Oct 1942U-436Günther Seibicke Frontenac (d.)7,350nwHX-212
27 Oct 1942U-436Günther Seibicke Gurney E. Newlin (d.)8,225amHX-212
27 Oct 1942U-436Günther Seibicke HMS LCT-2281 [Trans.]291brHX-212
27 Oct 1942U-436Günther Seibicke Sourabaya10,107brHX-212
29 Oct 1942U-575Günther Heydemann Abosso11,330br
29 Oct 1942U-436Günther Seibicke Barrwhin4,998brHX-212
29 Oct 1942U-624Graf Ulrich von Soden-Fraunhofen HMS LCT-2190 [Trans.]291brHX-212
29 Oct 1942U-624Graf Ulrich von Soden-Fraunhofen HMS LCT-2192 [Trans.]291brHX-212
29 Oct 1942U-624Graf Ulrich von Soden-Fraunhofen HMS LCT-2284 [Trans.]291brHX-212
29 Oct 1942U-624Graf Ulrich von Soden-Fraunhofen Kosmos II16,966nwHX-212
29 Oct 1942U-624Graf Ulrich von Soden-Fraunhofen Pan-New York7,701amHX-212
 91,797

12 ships sunk (76,222 tons) and 2 ships damaged (15,575 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
[Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel.


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